Welcome to week 2 of my Flash Fiction 2013 challenge
entries. This week’s story is by Tracey Howard, an aspiring author from
Indiana, as well as an accomplished photographer and all-around great mom. Although it's the shortest of the entries, at a mere 190 words, it conveys a charming portrait of family life that I think everyone who has children can relate to. Enjoy.
Slainte!
Slainte!
Kitty’s Bad Hair Day
©2013 by Tracey Howard
The scampering of
little feet back and forth between the office and bedroom catch my attention.
“What are you doing,
young lady?”
Freezing in midstep,
she sticks both hands behind her back as quickly as she can.
“Nothing, Mama!”
I catch a flash of
silver in her little hand as she jumps back into high gear, slamming the door
to her bedroom as she runs through.
“Don’t come in!”
Walking to the door,
I rattle the handle.
“Sissy? What are you
doing? I’m coming in.”
There’s a solid thump against the door as a
little body attempts to block my entry.
“No, Mama!”
Pushing the door
open,I step in to find that all appeared normal except for a very guilty-looking
child.
“Okay, Kidlet. What are you doing?”
Silently she goes to
her bed and picks a pair of pinking shears out of a small pile of fur and hands
them over.
As I open my mouth to scold her, I notice the
family cat walking out of the room in a high dudgeon. It seems a reverse Mohawk haircut was NOT on
her list of things to do that day!
Oh my goodness, this is wonderful! And as a mum of three, one of whom had a fascination with scissors, I doubly appreciate it. Well done Tracey, and thank you David... :)
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh. Like Anna I have children who betrayed themselves with their guilty behaviour but the cats were never good-natured enough to allow a haircut. Good title too. ôô
ReplyDeleteMy apologies for my tardiness in replying!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the great intro Dave, and to both of you Ladies for your warm comments! It made my week!
Tracey